Title :
Field-free unidirectional molecular rotation following excitation by two ultrashort pulses
Author :
Fleischer, Sharly ; Khodorkovsky, Yuri ; Averbukh, I.Sh. ; Prior, Yehiam
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Phys., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
Abstract :
By varying the polarization and delay between two ultrashort laser pulses, we control the plane, speed, and sense of molecular rotation. This control may be implemented to individual components within a molecular mixture.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; optical pulse shaping; molecular mixture; polarization; ultrashort laser pulses; unidirectional molecular rotation; Atom optics; Chemical lasers; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics; (020.0020) atomic and molecular physics; (020.1670) coherent optical effects; (190.7110) ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
